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13.92 mm diameter, 1.224 g, 99.9% gold, reeded edge
Obverse: ROMANIA, face value 10 LEI, year 2014, coat of arms of Romania, a column with ionic capital from Histria
Reverse: images of two gold coins struck at Histria, inscription "MONEDE DIN AUR BATUTE LA HISTRIA" meaning "GOLD COINS STRUCK AT HISTRIA"

Issuing date: 8th of December 2014

Mintage: 500 coins


The History of gold series comprises:
- a set of four pieces of 500 old lei featuring the golden cache of Pietroasa (2001),
- the following 100 old lei coins with

- the Dacian helmet of Poiana-Coțofenești (1999, 2002 and 2003),

- the eagle from Apahida (2003),

- a Cantacuzinian engolpion (2004),
- the following 10 new lei with

- the Perșinari Hoard (2005),

- the Cucuteni-Băiceni hoard (2006),

- the rhyton of Poroina (2007),

- the Hinova hoard (2008),

- the Someșeni hoard (2010),

- the buckle of Curtea de Argeș (2011),

- the cross from Dinogetia (2011),

- the patera from Pietroasa Hoard (2012),

- the Four Gospels of Hurezi Monastery (2013),

- two ancient gold coins struck at Histria (2014),

- the crown of queen Marie (2015),

- the mace of king Ferdinand (2016),

- the crown of queen Elisabeth (2017),

- the 10 ducats 1600 coin with Michael the Brave (2018),

- the 50 lei with year 1922 coin (2019),

- some late Roman gold artifacts discovered at Carsium (2020),

- the polygonal vessels from the Pietroasa hoard (2022),

- the princely diadem of Bunești-Averești (2023),

- the Apahida hoard (2024).


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